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Patama: Sport pathway for preventing youth crime
Sports, Published on 28/11/2025
» Thailand has received strong regional support as it hosts the inaugural Southeast Asia Sport and Youth Crime Prevention Conference, an International Olympic Committee (IOC)-assigned initiative aimed at using sport as a tool to deter youth crime and strengthen community safety across Asean.
Thailand wins back right to host petanque events
Sports, Published on 30/09/2025
» A Thai Olympic Committee delegation has successfully negotiated the return of petanque to the 33rd SEA Games after urgent talks in France with the World Petanque and Bowls Confederation (WPBC) on Monday.
Thamanat vows quick, tough action
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 26/09/2025
» Deputy Prime Minister Capt Thamanat Prompow said the petanque row must be resolved after a decision from the International Petanque Federation (FIPJP) to bar the sport from the upcoming SEA Games in Thailand.
SAT hits back at 'false' info, vows to protect petanque players
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 24/09/2025
» The Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) has claimed the letter from the International Petanque Federation (FIPJP) contains several inaccuracies and reiterated that it is not supporting the sanctioned leadership of the Petanque Association of Thailand.
World federation bars Thailand from staging petanque events
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 23/09/2025
» The international petanque community has been shaken by an unprecedented decision from the World Petanque and Bowls Federation (WPBF) to ban the sport from the 2025 SEA Games, following a governance crisis within Thailand's national federation.
Thai Olympics & Paralympics athletes honoured
Published on 02/10/2024
» Jean-Claude Poimboeuf, French Ambassador to Thailand, together with Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul, member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), hosted a reception in honor of Thai athletes competing in the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Somsak Leeswadtrakul, Chairman of the National Doping Control Centre Policy Board, also attended the event.
Harmon expands reach to Thailand with new academy
Sports, Kittipong Thongsombat, Published on 10/05/2024
» World's leading coach Claude Harmon III said he will try to build on his achievement worldwide and create a culture of learning, developing a player and finding the next generation of golfers in Thailand.
Supachai nets two, Buriram rout Uthai
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 25/12/2023
» Buriram United coach Arthur Papas breathed a sigh of relief as the Thunder Castle hammered Uthai Thani 4-0 in a Thai League 1 clash at home on Saturday night.
Rugby pioneer Webb-Ellis embraced by French resting place
AFP, Published on 05/09/2023
» MENTON (FRANCE) - William Webb-Ellis may or may not have been the creator of rugby but the residents of the French Riviera town of Menton where he is buried have embraced the Englishman as one of their own.
Familiar frontrunners for T1 crown
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 11/08/2023
» The new season of Thai League 1 with a difference kicks off today with Port taking on newcomers Nakhon Pathom United in an away game.